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Vancouver Whitecaps control destiny heading into Honduras
VANCOUVER - Despite tough travel and punishing weather, the Vancouver Whitecaps know they have the upper hand as they prepare for CONCACAF Champions League play this week. The team also knows it has t...
Mar 14, 2023
Inter reaches Champions League QF after 0-0 draw at Porto
PORTO, Portugal (AP) - Heroic defending and the woodwork helped Inter Milan reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in more than a decade. Inter managed a 0-0 draw at Porto on Tues...
Mar 14, 2023
FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game program
The expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday.The governing body of soccer increased the size of the 2026 tournament for the second time - six years after the first - by ...
Mar 14, 2023
Alberta RCMP investigating after N.W.T. man injured during interaction with police
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - Alberta RCMP are investigating after a man was injured during an interaction with police in the Northwest Territories. RCMP in the territory say they responded Monday morning ...
Mar 14, 2023
$3.28-billion Indigenous-led LNG project gets B.C. environmental certificate
VICTORIA - The Haisla First Nation on British Columbia's northern coast has been granted a provincial environmental assessment certificate for a floating liquefied natural gas facility. The B.C. gover...
Mar 14, 2023
MP Yasir Naqvi drops parliamentary role in possible provincial Liberal leadership bid
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi has stepped down from his role as a parliamentary secretary in order to possibly run for leadership of the provincial Liberals. Naqvi will continue to hold his Ottawa C...
Mar 14, 2023
Toronto FC pick up Whitecaps defender Gutierrez off waivers
A former Vancouver Whitecaps defender has found a new home with Toronto FC. The 'Caps announced Tuesday they had placed Cristian Gutierrez on waivers and he was picked up by Toronto. Gutierrez, 26, sp...
Mar 14, 2023
Groups alleged to be operating as Chinese police station offer co-operation with RCMP
MONTREAL - Two Quebec community groups that are under investigation for allegedly operating as secret police stations for the Chinese government say they want to co-operate with authorities. In a stat...
Mar 14, 2023
Iditarod co-founder's grandson Ryan Redington wins dog race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Ryan Redington on Tuesday won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, bringing his six dogs off the Bering Sea ice to the finish line on Nome's main street. Redington, 40, is the gr...
Mar 14, 2023
Veteran third Ryan Fry says he's stepping back from competitive curling
TORONTO - Decorated Canadian curler Ryan Fry has indicated on his social media accounts he's stepping back from competitive curling. The 44-year-old from Winnipeg played third for the Brad Jacobs team...
Mar 14, 2023